Summer Celebration Archives

2018 Celebration Photos

Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 at 8:22 pm

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Celebration Photos Courtesy: Doug Mills

: The event barn at RiverView!

: Preparing for the event!

: A big thank you to FLC Sponsors!

: A big thank you to FLC Hosts!

: FLC’s awesome volunteers – Glenda Eastridge & Jody Frye

: FLC Accountant Glenna Strissel & daughter Morgan

: Celebration crowd at RiverView

: FLC Banner Highlights 2017 1000 Acre Land Donation

: Sunflowers from the Harris Farm

: Doorprize Table

: Doorprize Table

: Sweeping view of attendees!

: Catching up on the veranda.

: Maried Montye & Aron Adkin

: Mark King with Todd & Anna White

: Mark Uhran & Diane Powell with RiverView’s Rachel Samulski

: Mary Kay Sullivan with R.B. & Liz Summitt

: Allison & Mike Palmer

: Pam Heckman & Sharon Templeton

: Thomas & Sindhu Zacharia

: Ashley & Andrew Saunders

: Ann King & Debbie Allen

: Beth & Greg Gilbert

: Bob & Bonnie Morris

: Burke Pinnell & Buckey Morris

: Nancy Thomas visiting with Burke Pinnell & Buckey Morris

: Chad & Carrie Wolfe

: Ronnie McKenzie is checking in…

: Debbie & Randy Allen

: Diane Patterson & Leah Berry

: Don & Glenda Mabry

: FLC Board Member Sherry Browder with FLC Executive Director Bill Clabough

: Angie & Doug Bataille

: FLC Board Member Sherry Browderw with husband, Bob

: FLC Board Members Mark King and David Zandstra

: FLC Founding Member, Gail Harris, visits with longetime FLC Board Member, Billy Minser

: FLC Friend Chuckie Kirby

: FLC Friends of the Foothills

: Friends of the Foothills catching up!

: Ginger Hughes and Gail Harris visit with former FLC Board Member Jay Clark

: Glenda Mabry & FLC Board Member Dan Barnett

: Pictured far right: FLC Board Member, Jenny Hines, with friends

: Jill & Scott Crawford

: Jim & Debbie Medford with Don Goebel

: John & Diana Patterson with Joe & Pam Heckman

: John & Marjorie Beasley

: Justin & Ashley Hoskins

: Kathy & Joel Zachry

: Kevin & Heidi Ellsworth

: Leah & MIke Berry

: Saying thank you to our Friends.

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Celebration Photos Courtesy: Doug Mills

2017 Summer Celebration Photos

Friday, September 8th, 2017 at 3:15 pm

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These photos are courtesy of Doug Mills.

: Entrance at RiverView Family Farm

: 2017 Celebration Sponsor Banner

: 2017 Celebration Host Banner

: Pre-party view of the barn

: Out on the veranda

: Looking out at Ft. Loudon

: Another beautiful view of the lake

: Entrance to the barn

: Photos of our wonderful volunteers!

: Volunteer station is ready to meet and greet!

: Saying hello!

: Greeting guests!

: FLC Executive Director, Bill Clabough, provides the evening program.

: View of the attendees.

: Sweeping view of the event barn.

: Door prizes!

: Pat & Ernie Blankenship with the TN products basket!

: Bruce Rein is the rain barrel winner!

: Handmade bluebird box was also one of the door prizes.

: Attendee Old Beau (left) visits with FLC Board member, David Long.

: FLC sponsors, Clyde and Cheryl Wood

: Dan Feller says hello to friend Megan Venable

: More photos of our Friends…

: Gordon & Nancy Thomas

: Former FLC Board Member, Burke Pinnell, with wife Lezah and Mary Kay Sullivan.

: Former FLC Board Member and Host Committee Chair, Ernie Blankenship and his wife, Pat.

: FLC Agr. Specialist, Gary Moore, with Dr. Robert Burns (Dean for UT Ext.)

: FLC’s Agriculture Specialist, Gary Moore, and his wife, Martha (center), say hello to Madge Cleveland, FLC’s Board President.

: Strata-G team poses for a group photo.

: RiverView Family Farm representatives (left to right), Erin, Janice Williams, and Rachel Samuleski.

: Folks from Gilmartin Engineering gathered for a photo on the veranda.

: FLC Board President, Madge Cleveland, greets Knox County Mayor, Tim Burchett.

: FLC staff member, Gary Moore, and wife Martha

: Group photo with FLC Board Member’s Jenny Hines (far right) and Mike Parish (3rd from right).

: Many thanks to Holly Hambright’s team for a delicisous spread of southern food!

To view 2016’s Celebration Photos – click here

FLC’s 2020 ‘Virtual’ Summer Celebration!

Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 6:41 pm

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2019 Celebration Photo – Image courtesy of Doug Mills.

Summer 2020

Dear Friend of the Foothills,

On behalf of FLC’s Board and staff we hope this letter finds you, your family, work colleagues and friends doing well and staying healthy. Over the past few weeks, FLC has been monitoring the public health situation closely. We have taken under advisement national guidelines, as well as our own concerns for public safety, and have decided to cancel our annual Summer Celebration fundraiser.

Please know that we have greatly appreciated the individual and corporate support of our annual event and hope that you are able to support FLC’s land conservation programs during this time. We could not have come this far without our community of Friends – and we need this support now more than ever!

FLC depends on the contributions from the Summer Celebration for assistance with operating costs such as staff salaries, utilities, insurance, and tech related outlays.

We hope that you will consider participating as a ‘virtual’ Host Committee supporter this year. 2020 Hosts receive their name listing on FLC’s website, August eNews, and Annual Report. Host Committee contributions for this event are typically $250 per couple or $125 for an individual. However, we gladly accept any or all donations – no amount is too small or too large! Note that that this year your donation is 100% deductible as there will be no exchange of goods and services.

You can also support this event as a ‘virtual’ Celebration Sponsor. This year’s sponsors receive company logo inclusion on FLC’s website, August 2020 eNews, and in our next Annual Report. Note that this year the entire donation provided by your company is 100% deductible as there will be no exchange of goods and services. Click here to print and mail FLC’s 2020 Sponsor Registration Form.

To contribute as a Sponsor or Host, please use the following PayPal link. To print and mail in a donation form, click here.

Thanks to your generous and ongoing contributions FLC continues to expand conservation efforts across our diverse region. Please feel free to give us a call with questions or requests at (865) 681-8326.

Regards,

Bill Clabough, FLC Executive Director

About FLC’s Annual ‘Summer Celebration’…

FLC’s Summer Celebration is an annual fundraiser and friend-raiser which brings together our supporters and those interested in learning more about our organization. It’s an opportunity to visit with Board and staff while learning about Foothills’ mission, project successes, and highlights. And, we just enjoy spending time with each other – it’s a party!

A big thank you goes out to FLC’s annual event partners! RiverView Family Farm and it’s Director, Rachel Samulski, makes us all feel right at home. Doug Mills, videographer of the local television program, “The Heartland Series”, provides his outstanding photography skills to capture special moments. Holly’s Eventful Dining and The Pour Guys take care of guests with an assortment of fabulous drinks and a tasty Southern menu that includes pork sliders, mozzarella salad and deviled eggs. To view pictures from the 2019 Summer Celebration, click here.

Thanks to the generous and ongoing contributions of our Friends, FLC is able to expand conservation efforts across our diverse region. Foothills is a 501(c)(3) and relises on individual and corporate contributions solely to sustain our organization, land acquisition and stewardship funds.

To View 2019’s Celebration Photos – click here

To view 2018’s Celebration photos – click here

To view 2017’s Celebration photos – click here

To view 2016’s Celebration photos – click here

A special thank you to FLC’s 2019 Sponsors and Hosts!

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Recap of FLC’s ’30th Anniversary’ Summer Celebration – August 22, 2015

Thursday, March 26th, 2015 at 2:10 pm

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On Saturday, August 22, 2015,the Foothills Board, staff, and supporters gathered to celebrate FLC’s 30th anniversary as a regional land trust.

This year’s Summer Celebration was another successful and fun evening spent at Penrose Farm. Many thanks to our hostess, Christine ‘Teenie’ Hayworth. We would also like to thank our 2015 Sponsors, 2015 Host Committee, and volunteers along with our Board of Directors for making this event a wonderful gathering of friends.

During the program, Foothills announced the creation of a new fund, called The Land Preservation Fund. This special fund will assist FLC with future land protection and acquisition projects. To date, close to $14,000 has been raised in donations ‘in memory of’ Jack Rose. The FLC Board has agreed to match, dollar for dollar, these donations along with any future donations ‘in memory of’ Jack Rose. The money to date – all $24,000 – will be placed in the Land Preservation Fund. FLC has also approved a portion of money recently received from the estate of the late Charlie Klabunde, along with donations made by two other FLC supporters, to be moved into this fund as well. We are excited to report that the fund balance now stands at a total of $100,000, assisting in a great start for an important fund.

Here are a few links to recent media articles about FLC’s 30th anniversary as a regional land trust and our recent Summer Celebration:

Celebrate Summer – Conservancy marks 30 years of land protection – Maryville Daily Times
Cynthia Moxley’s The Blue Streak ‘Foothills and friends remember Jack Rose’
30 Years of Protecting Land – FLC celebrates past, looks ahead – Maryville Daily Times
Roots of Foothills Land Conservancy are deep – Maryville Daily Times

To view last year’s 2014 Celebration page that includes images from the event, please click here.

FLC’s Summer Celebration – August 17, 2014

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at 1:13 pm

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A special thank you to all of our Friends…

For another successful Summer Celebration!

Photo Courtesy: Doug Mills

A special thank you to all of our Friends for helping to make this year’s Celebration one of the most successful to date! Close to 300 guests mingled among the pastures and gardens at Christine Hayworth’s Penrose Farm – a perfect location for FLC’s annual friend and fundraiser. FLC Board and staff visited with and thanked our individual and corporate Friends while updating them on Foothills’ programs. Despite a few summer showers, festivities got underway with delicious food from Holly’s Eventful Catering and beverages served by the Pour Guys. A special thank you to Campbell Tent & Party Rental, Stellar Visions & Sound and our many wonderful volunteers!

This is the fifth year Christine Hayworth has graciously hosted FLC’s annual friend and fundraiser at her 130 acre equestrian center and horse farm. In 2007, Mrs. Hayworth partnered with FLC to place a conservation easement on the property, permanently preserving the natural features of the property, which also boasts outstanding views of the foothills and Great Smoky Mountains.

Foothills’ annual Celebration is a time to visit with other FLC supporters in a relaxed setting while celebrating the Foothills mission to preserve, protect and enhance the Tennessee landscape. This past year was a third consecutive record-breaking year and a ‘best ever’ record for Foothills Land Conservancy, with well in excess of 11,000 acres protected. To date, we have preserved over 46,000 acres in 26 Tennessee counties!

2014 Celebration Photos

Celebration Write Up in the Knoxville News Sentinel by Megan Venable

Click here to view photos courtesy of Chuck Cooper.

Photos Below Courtesy of Doug Mills.